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A number of years ago, Janet and I had our wills done, along with instructions for doctors in the event that life or death decisions had to be made. We also started to thing about specific assets and how they…

It's October 5th, 2023 and it was 99 years ago today that my maternal grandparents had their one and only child - a girl, who eventually grew up and became my mother. My grandfather was in the legal profession in…

The five members of our Christian Mafia - that's Janet, our three kids and I - met yesterday morning for a few hours together over coffee. None of us could remember the last time that the five of us -…

During the last five years in particular, we have had more doctors to see and illnesses to overcome than at any time in our lives. And I just don't mean Janet and I - I'm including our kids in that…

It has occurred to me recently that the roles of people in our family are changing. When the kids were growing up, we wanted to know where they were and when they were out late, they had to get in…